Nicholson, Peter: The student's instructor in drawing and working the five orders of architecture (London, 1823)

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OF THE COMPOSITE ORDER.

PLATE XXXV.

General outline of the Composite capital, shewing
the manner of projecting the same.—See the descrip-
tion of Plate XXXI.

PLATE XXXVI.

Is the Composite order, so named because of its
capital; the upper part being the same as the Ionic
angular capital, and the lower part for leaves, the
same as the Corinthian; the general heights of the
cornice, frize, architrave, capital, shaft, and base,
are the same as those of the Corinthian ; the diameter
of the column is one tenth part of its height, as in
the Corinthian; the heights and projections of the
members are plain by the measures on the plate.

PLATE XXXVII.

Are pedestals for four of the orders. It has been
already mentioned, that the pedestal of every order
is one fifth of its entire height; the die of the
pedestal, or plain part, is in breadth equal to the
plinth of the base of the column.